Against the Storm

Against the Storm is a roguelite city builder in which you play as the Viceroy, tasked by the Scorched Queen with reclaiming the wilderness and finding riches for the Smoldering City, civilization’s last bastion against the Blightstorm that destroyed the old world. You build a network of settlements across a large world map, managing each community and collecting resources to improve the Smoldering City. Settlements may fall to the wilderness and recurring storms, but resources, upgrades and experience from past expeditions carry over to each new journey.

Lead a diverse population

Foxes, beavers, lizards, humans and harpies live in your settlements. Each group has its own strengths and needs, including preferences for housing, food, luxuries and recreation. You can make raincoats, brew ale and bake pies to raise morale, or prioritize one species’ needs to work more quickly for the Scorched Queen.

Build and manage settlements

Manage several settlements across the world map while balancing the Queen’s demand for progress against the recurring Blightstorms. Build up your reputation to succeed at each settlement before moving on to establish another, taking on challenges across multiple biomes and seeking new opportunities for growth. Expeditions can end with settlements destroyed, leaving the Smoldering City as the part of your civilization that remains.

Adapt to the wilderness

Six distinct biomes and hundreds of gameplay modifiers create different challenges at each city location. Changing weather, building blueprints and perks affect how your society develops. You can take on additional objectives and venture deeper into the dangerous forest for potential benefits, or proceed cautiously. The Trader’s wares change from year to year, while the forest contains both resources and treasures, as well as ancient threats.

Carry progress forward

Each new settlement gives you another chance to lay the foundations of a city while remaining connected to the network you have already built. Valuable resources gathered during expeditions can be used to upgrade the Smoldering City, carrying your progress into later journeys.